Equipment and Calibration
Equipment history at Bouldin Corn| ALL | | Air Quality Sensor || Anemometer || Barometer || Camera || Data Logger || Forced Diffusion || Gas Analyzer || Heat Flux Plate || Infrared Temperature || Interface || Multiplexer || Narrow Band || Net Radiometer || PAR Sensor || Precipitation || Range Finder || RH & Temp || Soil Moisture Probe || Solar Controller || Water Level || Weather Station |
SELECT a.recno, a.eh_date, a.eh_loc1, a.eh_loc2, IF(a.eh_loc2=:loc, a.eh_locref2, a.eh_locref1) AS ref, a.eh_locref2, a.eh_title, a.eh_notes, a.eh_id, b.serialno, b.equip, b.modelno FROM equiphist a INNER JOIN equiplist b ON a.eh_id=b.recno WHERE (a.eh_loc1=:loc1 OR a.eh_loc2=:loc2) AND b.equip=:eq ORDER BY b.serialno, a.eh_date
| Date | Serial No. | Model | Action | Ref | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | |||||
| 2017-04-26 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Installed | Precipitation | Installed on the top southeast corner of the scaffolding at the Bouldin Corn site with the initial set up of the tower. |
| 2018-10-18 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Calibration | Precipitation | Got 94 of 100 tips. Adjusted a total of 1 turn CW. 2018-10-18: Got 94 of 100 tips - adjusted screws 0.5 turns CW 2018-10-25: Got 97 tips and adjusted set screws 0.5 turn CW. 2018-11-01: 99 of 100 tips - no adjustment. |
| 2019-10-22 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Calibration | Precipitation | After cleaning the tipping bucket we connected it to a CR23x and dripped 475ml of water through the bucket which should result in 100tips. We got 99 tips – no adjustment needed. |
| 2019-12-02 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Removed | Precipitation | Removed from Bouldin Corn site and brought back to the lab after the tower fell down during a rain/wind storm on 2019-11-26. |
| 2019-12-13 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Installed | Precipitation | Re-installed at Bouldin Corn after re-assembling tower. |
| 2019-12-13 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Tested | Precipitation | Plugged tipping bucket into the calibration CR23x and dripped 475ml of water through the bucket which should result in 100 tips. Got 102 tips and did not adjust the bucket. |
| 2020-11-19 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Precipitation | Plugged tipping bucket into the calibration CR23x and dripped 475ml of water through the bucket which should result in 100 tips. Got 116 tips. Did not adjust - will retest with better water metering system. | |
| 2020-12-03 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Tested | Precipitation | Plugged tipping bucket into the calibration CR23x and dripped 475ml of water through the bucket (1/2 of the bottle at a time) which should result in 100 tips. Got 117 tips. Did not adjust - will retest with better water metering system. |
| 2021-10-21 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Tested | Precipitation | We dripped 240ml of water through the bucket using a peristaltic pump powered with a lithium battery. This should result in 50 tips in about 20 minutes. We got 54 tips and adjusted its set screws 1.5 turns CCW (1/2 turn of both screws is a 2-3% adjustment). |
| 2021-11-05 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Tested | Precipitation | We dripped 240ml of water through the bucket using a peristaltic pump powered with a lithium battery. This should result in 50 tips in about 20 minutes. We got 52 tips but forgot to adjust the screws. |
| 2021-11-18 | 65548-615 | TE525MM | Calibration | Precipitation | I adjusted the screw 1 turn CCW before testing b/c I forgot to adjust it after the previous test. We dripped 240ml of water through the bucket using a peristaltic pump powered with a lithium battery. This should result in 50 tips in about 20 minutes. We got 49 tips and I called it good until next year. |